Heidi Klum Turns Into 8-Foot Severed Left Hand for 2026 Halloween Party

Q: Why was Heidi Klum’s giant severed-hand costume originally meant to be a two-person Halloween spectacle?

It was originally designed as a couples costume: Heidi Klum would be one severed hand and her husband, Tom Kaulitz, would be the matching other hand. Klum said the concept began as a two-person Halloween spectacle, with Kaulitz meant to complete the visual by appearing as the second hand. That is why the oversized severed-hand idea was not initially intended as a solo look. The plan changed because Kaulitz did not attend the party this year while he was away on tour, leaving Klum to present the costume on her own.

3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 1

At her annual Halloween party in Manhattan, Heidi Klum arrived as an 8-foot, gory version of her own severed left hand, scurrying down the red carpet on red nails.
The costume reproduced personal details from her real hand, including a thumb ring she has worn for nearly 15 years and her wedding ring.
Klum said the idea came from twisting an everyday object into something strange, and first pitched it last year while makeup artist Mike Marino was turning her into Medusa.
The latest look extends Klum’s run of elaborate Halloween transformations, following past costumes such as a giant worm and Medusa.